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CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN

\kˈɑːbəksˌɪhiːmˌɒɡləbˌɪn], \kˈɑːbəksˌɪhiːmˌɒɡləbˌɪn], \k_ˈɑː_b_ə_k_s_ˌɪ_h_iː_m_ˌɒ_ɡ_l_ə_b_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A compound of carbon monoxid and hemoglobin found in the blood after poisoning by carbon monoxid.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A compound of hemoglobin with carbon monoxid. It gives the blood a bright cherry-red color, paralyzes the respiratory function of the red corpuscles, and causes suffocation. See carbon dioxid and carbon monoxid hemoglobin.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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